Can AI make the poor world richer?
Elly Ntonde was revising for his chemistry exams in Budondo, Uganda. The village has unpaved roads, no running water and flickering electricity. Yet when the 18-year-old was struggling with how metals react to acid, the world’s most advanced tutor was only a few taps away. He walked to a shop, bought 100mb of data and loaded it onto his phone. In seconds, ChatGPT had explained the answers.
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